A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 5George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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Page 38
... opposition - as one of their most disagreeable antagonists ; and they eagerly seized the earliest oppor- tunity of removing him from their immediate presence . This was furnished by himself . In one of his paroxysms of oratory , after ...
... opposition - as one of their most disagreeable antagonists ; and they eagerly seized the earliest oppor- tunity of removing him from their immediate presence . This was furnished by himself . In one of his paroxysms of oratory , after ...
Page 54
... opposition , and , on the downfall of Walpole's ministry , was placed in office as treasurer of the navy . He did not , however , long remain faithful to his party ; the peerage seemed still as far distant from him as ever . He now ...
... opposition , and , on the downfall of Walpole's ministry , was placed in office as treasurer of the navy . He did not , however , long remain faithful to his party ; the peerage seemed still as far distant from him as ever . He now ...
Page 59
... oppose the duke . His majesty , on his return , finding his grandson prejudiced against the marriage which he had projected for hiin , at once gave it up ; but the princess pursued her factious hostility to the existing ministry , and ...
... oppose the duke . His majesty , on his return , finding his grandson prejudiced against the marriage which he had projected for hiin , at once gave it up ; but the princess pursued her factious hostility to the existing ministry , and ...
Page 63
... opposition to the minister . He was the acknowledged leader of the discontented whigs in the house of lords ; while Pulteney headed the same party in the house of commons . His genius and eloquence made him very formidable to Sir Robert ...
... opposition to the minister . He was the acknowledged leader of the discontented whigs in the house of lords ; while Pulteney headed the same party in the house of commons . His genius and eloquence made him very formidable to Sir Robert ...
Page 64
... opposition . On the 13th of February , 1741 , he brought forward a motion for an address of the house , praying his majesty to dismiss Sir Robert Walpole from his councils and person for ever . His speech on this occasion was eloquent ...
... opposition . On the 13th of February , 1741 , he brought forward a motion for an address of the house , praying his majesty to dismiss Sir Robert Walpole from his councils and person for ever . His speech on this occasion was eloquent ...
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